Southern Europe's first green hydrogen project has been out of action for more than a year due to electrolyser fault
Co-developers Acciona Energía and Enagás confirm that the Green Hysland project in Mallorca, meant to start H2 production in March 2022, has been paused amid a manufacturer recall
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This means that the five green hydrogen buses bought as part of Green Hysland by Mallorca’s Municipal Transport Company (EMT) for around €4.8m have also been effectively grounded since July due to a lack of available fuel.
Local reports also suggest that in addition to a lack of hydrogen supply, the fuel cells were also contaminated by refrigerant.
The Green Hysland project, co-led by Spanish gas firm Enagás, was also meant to demonstrate end use via blending 2% hydrogen by volume into the gas grid, as well as small fuel-cell combined heat and power systems for the port of Palma and at least one municipal building and hotel.
It is unclear whether any of these demonstrations will go ahead without a clear source of green hydrogen supply.
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